Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 761

Chapter 106 : A Broken Dream

I sat on a fallen log at the edge of town, waiting for the Norwind survivors.

Soren and his men had gathered some supplies. Mostly water and a little food. I knew Soren wanted to have some food for me and the baby, but once we got moving, they’d be hunting for their meals.

“Mila, it’s time to get going,” Soren said, reaching a hand out to me to help me up.

Sighing, I took his hand and he pulled me up.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, brushing his thumb over my knuckles.

“I knew not everyone would come but… I didn’t think no one would come,” I admitted. I looked down the road toward the village.

Not one Norwind member had shown up. They’d all chosen to remain behind and take their chances with their attackers.

Soren was right, they had their own fates, their own destinies. I couldn’t save people that didn’t want to be saved. All I could do was remind myself that I’d done everything I could. I’d offered them a way out, it was their prerogative not to take it.

“You did what you could, Mila,” Soren said, squeezing my hand.

“And somehow, it doesn’t feel like enough…”

“It’ll be okay. We have a way out of here and we need to focus on getting ourselves out of Norwind.”

I sighed and nodded. “You’re right. We’ve got our own destinies to think about.”

Soren nodded to his warriors and they started gathering up our supplies. Mostly, it was camping and survival gear. We didn’t want to take any food from Nowind, except what I would need to stay strong and healthy, for the baby, until they could start hunting in the mountains.

“Let’s move out,” Soren said. He pointed down the road toward the southwestern mountains.

I sighed again and stood closer to Soren. We only made it a few steps when my ears perked up and I heard someone running down the road.

“Miss Mila, wait up!” Enzo’s voice called.

I turned around and saw him running after us, breathing heavily and waving us down.

“Enzo!”

“I’m… sorry… sorry we’re late,” he said. He came to a halt and clutched his side. “We went to get more herbs and healing supplies, in case anyone gets injured along the way.”

“We?”

I looked around Enzo and saw more figures approaching.

“Charles… Lilian… Ben…?”

I saw other faces I recognized. It looked like almost all the Norwind survivors.

“Is this… everyone?” I asked.

We talked it through. Nearly everyone agreed that you and Mr. Black have done so

at Soren. He winked at me

then that is what it is. It’s better than being trapped here. You know, waiting for some cruel jackass to spare our lives, or kill us off. We’d rather

us next. He held his hand out and

you left all the food behind. It was a

We’re warriors and we

understand. But we realized if people like you can’t be trusted, who can be? And so, we’ve decided to risk it and have

tight with happiness. “In that case, let’s

two groups. One in the front to lead and the other in the back to keep anyone

obeyed. We began walking out of the village toward

situated and all the supplies were spread

the journey supposed to

to the mountain border. After that, it depends on where

we find them. Some of our

let you know if

know herbs?”

but

these two herbs that are

special about those

seemed odd to focus on the herbs that would restore energy. If Enzo and Charles were worried about healing the sick and injured, energy restoration didn’t exactly align with

for pregnant women,” Charles interjected. “Travel is rough on everyone, but especially

pattered rapidly and I smiled, looking down at

is very

is why we were late. It is really the least we can do to repay you and Soren. You gave me my grandfather back and

“I appreciate that.”

first night we stopped, I noticed that the Norwind survivors stayed a little way away from Soren’s warriors. It was like there

nibbling on one of the energy bars Soren had brought along with us for me.

should be eating more than that,” Lilian

warriors get

isn’t much, but at least it is more

motioned for me to follow her. I walked across the camp to where the

I sat down, eagerly waiting for

a bowl for me. Lilian seemed much kinder to me now. Our first few interactions had been rough but that all

the bowl

I

came from. If you’re still hungry when you finish that,

took a bite. Immediately, I felt my long unsatiated hunger finally

of those gross energy bars, come find me. I can whip something up out of almost nothing. And it will always be better for the baby.”

second bowl of soup, I went back to the campfire on Soren’s side of the camp. He was overseeing his warriors as they cut up a deer and started

you?” Soren asked when

offered me some warm soup. Why is there such a divide

all get used to each other. It might

you go for a hunt, will you ask some of the older boys to go with

an

to get used to each other and the boys need practice hunting

my head. “You know I can’t

a divide in the camp anymore. Soren took some of the older boys hunting and his warriors even began teaching